Rake



Sept. 6, 1932. F. B. MEwMAw 1,876,148

RAKE

Filed May is, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 u w a T v i s Inventor M fiJfezuinaw llorney Sept. 6,1932. B WAW 1,876,148

RAKE

Filed May 15, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 & /3

Inventor ,E-eddzia fi lli zuiflaza M Sept. '6, 1932.

F. B. MEWMAW RAKE Filed May 15, 1951 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Inventor lsfijll'zuiizaw M U, By 0 flliorney Patented Sept. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES? FREDDIE B. MEWMAW,

Application filed May 15",

*r ti b It, 1-4;+ tnd enpwardly throughthe bars This invention appertains to new and use iea d were:

as? at: mam.

ful improvements in the general art of har-t' andithru them 'emb'er'13to{secure the forward end 'ofthe-.springf arm 15 V o the topfiof ithe vesters, and more particularly to a noveldrag rake.

The principal object of the invention provide a drag rake of the horse-drawn is totype is supported upon'theiuppe'r end of the tubuwherein means is provided for displacing a Jar post'16" and-a tie bolt'fl extends 'through is to provide a drag rake employing load displacing means which can be operated likelihood of the displacing means becom-' ing binded because of unequal pull of th horses. 7

These and other important objects and ad p vantages of the invention will 'become. ap'-' parent to the reader of the following specification. f

In the drawings: Figure 1 representsa top rake. Fig. 2 represents a view through the rake.

Fig. 3 represents a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 represents alongitudinal sectional,

follower guide and tensioning f View of the means.

Fig. 5 represents a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 represents a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 represents a stationary shaft to-which the forwardly extending prongs 6 of the fork are attached by rivets or bolts 7.

Interposed between certain of the prongs 6 adjacent the opposite ends of the shaft 5 are the wheels 8 rotatable on the shaft 5.

Forwardly of the shaft 5 a rectangular shaped frame 9 is secured by its lower bar 10 to the prongs 6 while its upper bar 11 is connected at its ends to the ends of the lower. bar 10 by end members 12. A member 13 is interposed between the upper and lower bars 11 and 10 at their intermediate portions and a end for the follower=frame"when the follower is the arm 15 and post 16 to secure the 's'a'id arm 15 w the-top othe said :p saiea lhe rear ofithe arnr lahasa driversi seat 182 a dably disposed over g the 'prongs 6 of the by fo1 -kis the follower generally referredte: by the reverse movement of horses without any? -shaped frame whi h eons'1sts of t he upper bai aol the lewepbar 2 1-"andthe conne ting end pieces 22. Diagonally disposed crossed raee membens 23 serve also as fa fabrieation against 'the loan olfi -the 'f'orliq 3 air o'f ten'sion-ing and guide means are rovide'dioiithe followerandeaclrof-"these 'tensioni-ii and guide-meansconsists of a urged Fig; 5to1the upper bar- 11 of the frani e 9 v boitsasaf Ci E eacht nsioning amguide ma s'ia 6 extends rearw'ardly f-rom the foll wer '19,

v fl t-and isthreaded' at its rear t 2 frusto conic'al shaped sleyef28-"is ispesed on--the'-'-rod QW-at-thea forward end thereof witli it'sismall end proeletin'g i rearwa rdly throiigh the saidbracket .A 'ey'ashe fi91sleeatedja'gaifisttheTear end oftheshell '28 while-anut 30 on the threaded? portion 27 of the rod 26 serves to maintain A the washer 31 to urgeagainst the compressible spring 32 which is interposed between the washer 29 and 31.

' Projecting laterally in a rearwardlyi oblique direction from each end portion of the frame 9 is a prop 33 to which the draft bar 34 is attached. Projecting forwardly and in a forwardly inclined direction from each end of the stationary shaft 5 is a tongue which as shown in Fig. 6 is provided with a .U-shaped extension 36 within which the pulley 37 'is mounted.

V Extendingfrom each end of the follower,

19' is a cable 38, which is trained through am 1 eye 39 on the corresponding tongue 35 and over the pulley 37 on the corresponding tongue 35.

It can thus be seen that the horses are attached to the draft bars 34 and by moving forwardly gather material onto. the tines 6.. When this collected material isrto be dis-' charged, the horses are attached to the strips 40 on the ends of the cables 38 and are driven rearwardly, which results" in the forward motion of the follower 19, with theresult that the material is discharged or forced toward a point where it can be readily displaced from the tines in the mosteflicient manner.

1 While the foregoing specification sets a forth the invention in specific terms, .it is to be understoodthat numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

i c said rods and tapered toward the rear ends Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: a

- 1. ,In a rake of the class described, a frame,

a plurality of tines extending forwardly from the frame, a follower movable over said tines and having a; plurality of rearwardly extending rods,frusto-conical-shaped sleeve on thereof, expansion springs-confined between said sleeves and the rear ends of said rods, and brackets attached to said frame and v v having seats narrowed toward the rear ends thereof tosupport said sleeves.

a plurality of tines extending forwardly from r the frame, a follower movable over said tines and having-a plurality of rearwardly extending rods, frusto-conical-shaped sleeve on said rods and tapered toward the rear ends thereof, expansionsprings confined between a 7 said sleeves andthe rearends of said rods,

and brackets attached to said frame and having seats narrowed toward the rear ends thereof to support said sleeves, tongues at opposite ends of said frame and having pulleys, and cables attached to the ends of said follower and trained about said pulleys. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDDIE 'MEWMAW.

.2. In a rake of the class described, a frame, 

